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Gauntlet X - The Return!

The season will run over 10 weeks with one game every Sunday at 2.30pm ET (7.30pm WET). The season will start on Sunday 7th of October and end on 9th of December.

All games will be played on Pokerstars Home Games, so Americans can join in too! All games will be free-to-play, although members are welcome to set up side bets privately (FTR will take no responsibility so we'd advise using a respected escrow). Side bets thread: here

This season will feature only No Limit Hold'em games. Points will be given according to the traditional Gauntlet scoring system, which can be found here and your top 8 out of 10 scores will count:

- Pokerstars Home Game (US friendly)
- Free to play with added prizes!
- 10 weeks from Sunday 7th October to Sunday 9th December
- 1 game a week, every Sunday 2.30pm ET (7.30pm WET)
- No Limit Hold'em only
- Points given for each game, top 8/10 scores count - most points wins!
- Play 10 of 10 games, get 30 points

I'd rather not do that because it's only 10 weeks, I doubt every player is going to be able to play every game anyway and I don't want people not playing the last 2 games because they'd rather keep the fields smaller so other people can't get as many points.

I know i'm new to this gaunlet games , and even thou i may be qualified member , i'd like to play in this . I don't have the post count to reach 100 yet , but in time i'll have that and more . Consider me in to play if i can .

After some discussion I think we're going to set a limit of 35 posts to play. If you have over 10 but less than 35 posts then you can apply and we'll consider your application and let you in if we think you genuinely want to be part of FTR and aren't a freetroller. We'll also reserve the right to remove players from the group who we believe are freetrollers.

I have a friend that does not post on the forums that would like to play mainly for side bets and lulz. Can he play if I vouch for him?

He's a mid to high stakes player that pretty much has nothing to gain from posting on strat forums, so there is no way he is going to post just to play in Gauntlet. There's a much better chance of him posting once he has played in the Gauntlet if he decides he likes the community rather than the other way around.

Originally Posted by Fnord

Why poker fucks with our heads: it's the master that beats you for bringing in the paper, then gives you a milkbone for peeing on the carpet.

Seven-deuce, there will be a membership group for Gauntlet applications which will open soon and then we'll PM you the details to make sure that we keep it to just FTR. Keep your eyes on this thread over the next few days

Based on feedback we've decided to change the rules slightly - only the top 8 out of 10 games will count So no problem if you have to miss a couple of weeks! If you do play all 10 games, you'll get a bonus 10 points!

Gauntlet starts this Sunday and the Home Game group currently has 25 members!

We did some tinkering with some behind-the-scenes stuff meaning we've had to change the bonus points from 10 to 30 - they are worth the same relatively though as the points given for finishing places have been tripled.

Unfortunately the Gauntlet is no longer taking place. In fact, this Season X thread had been inactive for nearly two years until you came across it in a search engine query.

However, we have plenty of ongoing promotions for active contributing members, so hopefully we'll see you around here on the boards frequently in upcoming months and will be able to participate together in some of our exclusive events.

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